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JERUSALEM (AP) The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerrys two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table.
As they met in Jerusalem, Kerry praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the seriousness with which he is looking at ways to revitalize peace hopes. Kerry expressed optimism without outlining any concrete strategy for ending a stalemate between the two sides that has seen them hardly negotiate one-on-one at all over the last 4½ years.
I know this region well enough to know there is skepticism, in some quarters there is cynicism and there are reasons for it, Kerry told reporters. There have been bitter years of disappointment. It is our hope that by being methodical, careful, patient but detailed and tenacious that we can lay on a path ahead that can conceivably surprise people and certainly exhaust the possibilities of peace.
Thats what were working towards, said Kerry, who met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas later Thursday in Ramallah.
Netanyahu said his conversation with the top American diplomat would touch on mutual concerns about Iran and Syria. But above all, he said, what we want to do is restart the peace talks with the Palestinians.
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Read more: US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart - Salon.com
As they met in Jerusalem, Kerry praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the seriousness with which he is looking at ways to revitalize peace hopes. Kerry expressed optimism without outlining any concrete strategy for ending a stalemate between the two sides that has seen them hardly negotiate one-on-one at all over the last 4½ years.
I know this region well enough to know there is skepticism, in some quarters there is cynicism and there are reasons for it, Kerry told reporters. There have been bitter years of disappointment. It is our hope that by being methodical, careful, patient but detailed and tenacious that we can lay on a path ahead that can conceivably surprise people and certainly exhaust the possibilities of peace.
Thats what were working towards, said Kerry, who met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas later Thursday in Ramallah.
Netanyahu said his conversation with the top American diplomat would touch on mutual concerns about Iran and Syria. But above all, he said, what we want to do is restart the peace talks with the Palestinians.
full article at link
Read more: US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart - Salon.com
